Business

FBR officials say plan is to bring Larkana, Khairpur and Shaheed Benazirabad under ambit of new regime

Say businesses require incentives to cope with scores of challenges

Floor price set at Rs28 per share, is second such endeavour in South Asia

Infrastructure and electricity projects largest sources of employment

Aspiring players complain EDB has delayed processing of their cases

Benchmark index increases 23.70 points and settles at 50,144

Shares in Rocket Internet slipped slightly in morning trading in Frankfurt

Says uneven debt repayments posed fiscal strains

Says govt needs to take steps to create 2.5m jobs annually

Will look to generate Rs186b in FY18, share of agriculture to stand at Rs1b

Sindh Engro Coal Mining Co to start power production from June 2019

Development comes as govt refuses to restore zero-rating tax facility for dairy industry

Sindh govt says it will pursue renewable energy projects in FY18

Govt will help set up atmospheric control stores, hot water treatment plants

Benchmark index increases 3.22%, settles over 50,100

Government resorts to creative accounting in budget-making

CPEC raises hopes for high-skilled foreign-experienced professionals’ consumption

Recent UNESCAP report stresses  higher investment in the area with respect to GDP.

Non-tariff barriers in importing countries, however, pose a challenge to exports

Unclear strategic bits of initiative paint a vague picture of overall projects

Key to resolving many upcoming problems is capability and effectiveness of local governments.

Move set to reinforce monopoly of local car assemblers for another year

Pakistan’s reclassification as emerging market result in massive correction; KSE-100 drops 4,082 points

Abbottabad chamber signs MoU to develop small-scale industries in the area

Domestic sales, however, increase 11% in May 2017

Bourse describes recent stock market plunge as ‘not unusual’

Company also looks to increase efforts to develop electric vehicles by itself

Airline leaders set to meet in Mexico to discuss US, British security issues

The construction industry continues to grow on the back of increased infrastructure activitie

The duty on polyester filament yarn, which is the basic raw material for the fabric industry, is already high

Demand authorities to take steps for controlling the influx of sub-standard imported

JUI-F senator wants govt to increase import duty on batteries

Overall, oil sales rise 10% to 2.43 million tons in May 2017

The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months

New oil, gas reserves found from Aqeeq-1 well in Sujawal district

SNGPL had set a target of 45,000 new gas connections in the region despite shortage of meters

The index for the group stood at 209.81 points against 209.66 in the previous week

Looks to convert 10,000 schools to solar power during 2017-18

Textile sector contributes 8% to Pakistan’s gross domestic product

CASA-1,000 project stakeholders evaluate technical bids filed by companies

NCCPL reports a delay, says settlement date extended by another working day

Aims to collect Rs348b in revenues, will issue Rs25b bonds for infrastructure projects

Wants rate to go up from 0.02% to 0.03%, also endorses change in CGT regime

While being resource-rich, progress has been hindered by security concerns

Benchmark index falls 225.51 points to end at 48,555.30

Plans to sell the company's 39% share in exercise scheduled for later this month

Says govt needs to control administrative expenses, expand tax net

Importing four to five million tons every year

he currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent months

Bank exits after issuing 8.6m GDRs worth $151m to investors